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The British Open golf tournament (whose actual title is The Open Championship) is one of the four major championships of men's golf. It is played annually in July.
Dates: July 18–21, 2013
Previous Opens at Muirfield
Tournament Records
Field for the 2013 British Open
Location: Muirfield, Gullane, Scotland
Here is the list of previous British Open champions when the tournament was played at Muirfield (click on a year to read a recap and view the final scores):
2002: Ernie Els
1992: Nick Faldo
1987: Nick Faldo
1980: Tom Watson
1972: Lee Trevino
1966: Jack Nicklaus
1959: Gary Player
1948: Henry Cotton
1935: Alf Perry
1929: Walter Hagen
1912: Ted Ray
1906: James Braid
1901: James Braid
1896: Harry Vardon
1892: Harold Hilton
Check out the British Open records to view bests, worsts, firsts and mosts from the long history of the Open.
The field at Open Championships is filled partially through regional and final qualifying tournaments, and partially through exemptions from qualifying granted to tour pros who meet any of 31 criteria established by the R&A. Those criteria mostly have to do with previous performances in majors, money list rankings and world rankings. The R&A's championship Web site provides information on both qualifiers and exemptions:
View exemption categories
View information about qualifying tournaments
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